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A single performer stands centre stage in a red and orange costume, with a red sari-style drape, layered red and beaded necklaces, dangling earrings, a dark braided wig and a red bindi on the forehead. She holds a short ornate staff in one hand and a tall spear with a bell-tipped shaft in the other. Behind her is a large golden circular frame glowing in red and orange light, with carved ornamental walls and a smoky stage atmosphere. This is a staged theatrical performance.

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August 13 20172017-08-13A photograph of a single female performer on a stage, standing in front of a large ornate golden circular frame with red fabric behind it. She wears a red sari-style garment, a red beaded mala necklace, layered gold and bead jewellery, and a red bindi. She holds a sword in her right hand and a long spear in her left, against red and green stage lighting with smoke. A decorated temple-like pillar stands at the left edge. The image is a stage performance rather than a seated discourse, with the performer appearing as a costumed figure in a dramatic tableau.2017-08-13A performer in a red-orange sari stands on a stage in front of a large circular golden ornate frame, lit with red and green stage lights amid smoke. She wears a beaded necklace, a dark mala-like garland, and a forehead mark, and holds a sword in one raised hand and a long spear in the other. The painted pillar and carved architectural backdrop suggest a theatrical drama staging of a goddess figure.2017-08-13A performer in a red-orange sari-style costume stands on a stage before a large round golden gong or drum-like frame with a red cloth backdrop. She holds a sword in one raised hand and a long staff or spear in the other, wears a rudraksha-style necklace, a large white collar necklace, earrings and a bindi-marked forehead. Red smoke drifts beside her, and a green-lit carved temple-style pillar stands at the left edge. A darker figure appears above in the background. Watermarked stage photo of a dramatic devotional performance.2017-08-13A performer dressed in a rust-red saffron-toned robe and shawl stands centrally before a large ornate golden circular frame with a red-lit backdrop and a crystal-hung canopy above. The figure wears a red bindi, earrings, a white choker, layered rudraksha and beaded malas, and bangles, and holds a slender rod in the raised left hand while the right arm extends toward a long staff. A deity murti or stage costume effect is not clearly established, so this reads as a staged theatrical tableau with red and green coloured lighting and smoke haze. A second figure stands partly visible at the left edge.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13A performer in a red-orange dress and red shawl stands before a large ornate golden circular frame with a red-lit backdrop. She wears a long rudraksha-style mala, layered necklaces, earrings and bangles, with a tilak on her forehead, and holds a slender rod or staff in each hand. Red smoke or haze drifts across the right side under red and green stage lighting, with a carved pillar at left.2017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13August 13 20172017-08-13